NFL Week 14 preview
EAGLES (6-6) AT DALLAS (7-5)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE: Cowboys by 4
SERIES: Cowboys, 67-52
LAST MEETING: Cowboys, 27-20, Nov. 11
EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (23), PASS (12) EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (21), RUSH (10), PASS (26) COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (6), PASS (27) COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (4), PASS (7) FANTASY TIP: RB Ezekiel Elliott has at least 140 yards from scrimmage in all three career meetings with Eagles, with two TDs.
ETC.: Eagles have only 28 points in first quarter, but scored on opening drive vs. Washington . ... QB Carson Wentz already has 13 career 300-yard passing games, second to Donovan McNabb (27) in team history . ... Zach Ertz already established single-season franchise record with 93 receptions, 18 away from breaking Jason Witten’s NFL record for TEs. Witten (110), Tony Gonzalez (102) and Dallas Clark (100) are only TEs with 100 catches in season . ... Rookie Josh Adams has 169 yards rushing in past two games . ... DT Fletcher Cox has 39 career sacks, tied with Andy Harmon for most by interior defensive lineman in Eagles history . ... S Malcolm Jenkins has two forced fumbles, fumble recovery, sack, INT in past five games . ... K Jake Elliott has made nine straight field goals, six beyond 40 yards . ... Cowboys
ATLANTA (4-8) AT GREEN BAY (4-7-1) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Packers by 6½ SERIES: Packers, 17-16
LAST MEETING: Falcons, 3423, 2017
FANTASY TIP: Packers TE Jimmy Graham coming off season-high eight catches for 50 yards. Graham also had 11 targets against Cardinals, tying season high.
ETC.: QB Matt Ryan third in NFL with 3,814 yards passing. Ryan has 124.9 rating with 12 TDs and one INT in last four against Packers, including playoffs . ... WR Julio Jones leads NFL with 1,323 yards receiving . ... Packers’ offense 26th in league in third-down situations (35.6 percent).
CINCINNATI (5-7) AT L.A. CHARGERS (9-3) Sunday, 4:05 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Chargers by 14½ SERIES: Chargers, 20-15 LAST MEETING: Bengals, 2015, 2015
FANTASY TIP: Chargers’ Justin Jackson rushed for career-best 63 yards and scored first TD last week. He averaged 8.0 yards per carry in past two games.
ETC.: Bengals have scored seven, seven, seven and three points in first half during fourgame losing skid . ... Defense last in league overall and last vs. run . ... Chargers QB Philip Rivers has thrown two or more TDs in first 12 games, tied for thirdlongest streak to begin season in NFL history.
INDIANAPOLIS (6-6) AT HOUSTON (9-3) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Texans by 3½ SERIES: Colts, 25-8
LAST MEETING: Texans, 3734, OT, Sept. 30.
FANTASY TIP: Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins had 91 yards receiving last week and had 10 receptions for season-high 169 yards and TD in last game against Indianapolis.
ETC.: Colts have scored at least 24 points in eight games this season — trailing only Kansas City (12) and New Orleans (9). ... Texans are first team to win nine straight games after opening season 0-3 . ... QB Deshaun Watson has 11 TD passes with just two interceptions in last five games.
DENVER (6-6)
AT SAN FRANCISCO (2-10) Sunday, 4:05 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Broncos by 5 SERIES: Tied 7-7
LAST MEETING: Broncos, 4217, 2014
FANTASY TIP: 49ers rookie RB Jeff Wilson had 134 yards from scrimmage last week, and is expected to get heavy load again with starter Matt Breida out. ETC.: Denver RB Phillip Lindsay has 1,126 yards from scrimmage, becoming fourth undrafted rookie since merger to top 1,000 mark in single season. Dominic Rhodes (1,328), Clark Gaines (1,124), LeGarrette Blount (1,021) are others . ... San Francisco’s five takeaways fewest through 12 games since at least 1940. QB Dak Prescott 46 of 59 (78 percent) for 537 yards, three TDs, no INTs in past two games.He has rush TD in five of past seven games. ... Elliott has 1,150 yards rushing, second to Rams’ Todd Gurley, and is second to Gurley with 1,573 yards from scrimmage . ... Rookie LB Leighton Vander Esch had season-high 19 tackles, according to coaches’ count, in first meeting with Eagles.
NEW YORK JETS (3-9)
AT BUFFALO (4-8) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Bills by 2½ SERIES: Bills, 62-54
LAST MEETING: Bills, 41-10, Nov. 11
FANTASY TIP: Bills QB Josh Allen becoming reliable option, especially because of additional threat he poses as runner. ETC.: Jets’ six-game skid longest under coach Todd Bowles, and worst since dropping eight straight in Rex Ryan’s final season in 2014 when New York finished 4-12 . ... Darnold has 3-6 record and has thrown league-high 14 interceptions . ... Bills’ LeSean McCoy has combined for 98 yards rushing past two games since season-best 113 yards and two TDs against Jets.
DETROIT (4-8) AT ARIZONA (3-9) Sunday, 4:25 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Lions by 2½ SERIES: Lions, 32-28-5 LAST MEETING: Lions, 35-23, 2017
FANTASY TIP: Lions QB Matthew Stafford has seven games with multiple TD passes this year and franchise-record 73 in career.
ETC.: Stafford has four fourthquarter turnovers in last two games and eight this season . ... Lions’ Kerryon Johnson is fourth among rookies with average of 64.1 yards rushing per game . ... WR Larry Fitzgerald needs one catch to move ahead of Jerry Rice for most receptions for one team in NFL history.
CAROLINA (6-6) AT CLEVELAND (4-7-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. CBS
OPENING LINE: Pick-em. SERIES: Panthers, 4-1
LAST MEETING: Panthers, 17-13, 2014
FANTASY TIP: Browns QB Baker Mayfield accepted blame for last week’s early turnovers and could have big bounce-back against mediocre Carolina secondary. ETC.: Carolina has lost last three games by combined seven points . ... Panthers averaging 140.8 rushing yards per game, only behind Seattle’s 148.8 . ... Browns’ offensive line has not allowed sack in past three games, longest stretch since 1988 . ... DE Myles Garrett has team-leading 11 ½ sacks . ... Browns lead AFC with 27 takeaways.
PITTSBURGH (7-4-1) AT OAKLAND (2-10) Sunday, 4:25 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Steelers by 13 SERIES: Raiders, 15-13
LAST MEETING: Steelers, 3835, 2015
FANTASY TIP: With James Conner sidelined, Stevan Ridley and rookie Jaylen Samuels should get most of load for Steelers.
ETC.: Steelers just 3-8 all-time in Oakland . ... Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has six TD passes, six INTs, 11 sacks, 86.1 rating in three career starts in Oakland . ... Raiders only AFC opponent Roethlisberger has failed to beat on road . ... Raiders’ 10 sacks second fewest in NFL through 12 games since merger to six for Chiefs in 2008.